Hammer or sickle

The answer to “Hammer or sickle” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is TOOL — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on July 27, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 26-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Hammer or sickle” answer

TOOL (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TOOL.

Why the answer is TOOL

Either one is a hand-held implement used to get a job done. 🔧

What does TOOL mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TOOL is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Hammer or sickle” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 27, 2026 (most recent) → TOOL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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